Christian Nation is a new novel from lawyer Fred Rich that wonders what would happen if the Republican ticket won in 2008. But Rich goes even further than that, plotting a would-be Palin presidency after McCain passes away in the novel.

And although its fiction, Rich is dead serious about what a Palin presidency would mean for the country. As the title suggest, Rich is concerned about how religious extremists on the right could upend society.

If somebody like Sarah Palin, who holds so firmly to this conviction that America is and should be a Christian nation, what would happen if she actually had the power to implement it? Rich says his book paints a picture of what that path would look like.

How could the federal courts, which are the only defense against all the nonsense you see out of the state legislatures, how could the federal court system be neutralized? What legislative strategies could the Christian right pursue were they in control of the Congress? It shows that its not impossible or unthinkable for them to actually be able to implement that agenda.

What would happen, according to Rich and the book is a government that claims to speak for God and policies based solely on the Bible, which would overwhelming hurt gay Americans.

Rich says he used to be Roman Catholic, but now hes an atheist. And he used to be a Republican, but now hes an independent. And he says his book shouldnt offend all Christians, just the extreme ones.

This book is not intended to be a shrill, bombastic addition to this conversation. Its intended to be a much more thoughtful piece of work.....

I pity the poor butt pirates and rug munchers. Christians really don’t care what they do. We just don’t want to see it or hear about it. They think they’re so important and the topic of conversation. But the vocal ones are just immature attention whores. Like the author of this book.

Sarah may be a very Christian woman, but I’m fairly certain that she’s read the Bill of Rights, that includes that 1st amendment freedom of religion (or no religion) and would defend them to her dying breath.

Rich says he used to be Roman Catholic, but now hes an atheist gay. And he used to be a Republican, but now hes an independent gay. And he says his book shouldnt offend all Christians, just the extreme ones damned breeders.

12
posted on 07/03/2013 12:08:25 PM PDT
by Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")

There was that book 'A Handmaid's Tale' about how oppressive it would be in a Christian society, women not having any right, yadda yadda yadda, but the reality is played out in Islamic countries on a daily basis, and guys like Rich and the ugly feminists say nothing and sit on their hands. Sarah's dog would've made a better pres than the idiot in the White House now!

20
posted on 07/03/2013 2:02:27 PM PDT
by Othniel
(No, I don't have a plan. And that scares you to death, doesn't it???)

And he says his book shouldnt offend all Christians, just the extreme ones ones who actually serve Christ.

The fool doesn't understand the power of Palin's appeal to "that streak of libertarian." (Disclosure: I am not a member of the Libertarian party, as it has come to mutilate and distort true libertarian principle along the same lines as Romney mutilated and distorted "conservatism.")

Does the Christian who serves Christ advocate for law to seek and punish homosexuals? Does that Christian want to create law that would specify that homosexuals may not pretend to get married, and that they may not become adoptive parents?

OR does the Democrat party, the left, the liberals, progressives, facists, Marxists, Socialists, communists, atheists -- anybody not described as "conservative" -- does that faction of America advocate for law to seek and punish businesses, churches, schools, businesses, and adoption agencies that tell those homosexual to go somewhere else?

What kind of adoption agency would allow the precious childrens' souls entrusted to their care, to be taken up by such declared perversion? Catholic agencies in Masschusettes closed down before doing that. How long would an adoption agency last that did, before public pressure or vice cops closed it down? How well received would a civic organization for boys, such as the Boy Scouts, be if it openly embraced and welcomed people in leadership who declared a preference for homosexuality? Voluntarily, in a free-market social America with no laws specifically prohibiting and prosecuting such living-out of open homosexuality, how long would such pro-homosexual enclaves exist?

When Palin talks about "the libertarian streak" in Americans, I believe that a very large part of that group are Christians and moral, good Americans who just want the goverment, especially the Federal government, to get out of it. They know that limited government is what's needed for people to live morally -- right now, government acts against and seeks to prosecute certain moral choices, such as the one of peacefully discriminating against individuals who declare preference for homosexuality.

Yet there is a virulent strain of resistance to the truth that libertarian limited government principle and Christian morality can indeed coexist (and in fact have fairly well for the first 200 years in America before leftist government came in to enforce their view that it's immoral to peacefully, willfully descriminate against those who openly declare homosexuality).

There are some Christians, who all to often are defaulted to "conservative" status, who also crave government authority to prosecute their own definition of "bad" moral choices -- for America's good, of course! They hate libertarianism with a passion.

What’s so Amusing And dangerous. Is how deathly afraid some people seem to be of anybody they figure may be a sincere Christian or Jewish believer in God. These fraidycats remind me of Dracula when faced with a crucifix. So tragic a response So very sad.

Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.